"This is it!"
BOOM!!!
Two streaks of blinding light descended from the heavens, their impact shaking the very earth—
A force as unstoppable as the wrath of a god!
In that instant, two overwhelming auras erupted across the battlefield.
The sky darkened.
Winds howled.
Clouds churned violently, as if gods and demons had descended upon the world.
Below, hundreds of thousands of Chimera Ants suddenly froze in place.
Though their intelligence was limited, their animal instincts far surpassed that of humans.
And right now—
Their instincts screamed one terrifying truth...
The beings before them...
Were far more horrifying than the monster chasing them from behind!
Despair spread like a plague.
They had already lost their queen. Leaderless. Directionless.
Now, they stood motionless, as if reduced to lifeless dolls, awaiting their fate.
Whether by the jaws of the beast behind them—
Or by the judgment of these unknown entities—
It didn't matter anymore.
At this moment, all they wanted was a swift end.
That was the only thought left in their minds.
Yet, to their shock—
The two figures, who seemed like gods and demons, barely spared them a glance before soaring past them.
Their focus lay elsewhere.
Behind them.
Toward the colossal beast—a monster capable of swallowing an entire barren mountain in an instant!
In the Sky
High above, amid the raging winds—
Netero, witnessing his first Dark Continent creature, paused briefly.
His sharp eyes swept over the colony below.
And within moments—
He recognized them.
"Chimera Ants… from the Dark Continent?"
Instantly, a flood of classified intelligence surged through Netero's mind.
Without breaking pace, he swiftly pulled out his Rotom phone—sending the location and estimated numbers of the Chimera Ants to all squadron leaders.
Chimera Ants…
A remarkable species capable of absorbing the genetic traits of other organisms and passing them on to the next generation.
Their research value was immeasurable.
Over the years, extensive studies had been conducted on them, their habits carefully documented.
Ultimately, they were classified as a B-Level Threat.
But make no mistake—
A B-Level Threat in the human world was enough to force the V5 to mobilize their top military forces.
One Chimera Ant colony…
Could warrant the use of multiple Rose-level bombs.
Yet, despite their power, these creatures had been trapped within the Dark Continent, their environment too perilous for humans to successfully extract live specimens.
Even when rarely captured alive, the absence of a Chimera Ant Queen made deep genetic research pointless.
But now—
A golden opportunity had presented itself.
A full colony of Chimera Ants… alive and unguarded.
A strategic goldmine for both research and trade.
With this thought, Netero's eyes gleamed.
His message to the squadron leaders wasn't a warning about a migrating colony.
It was a call to action.
A command—
To launch a large-scale capture operation.
Whether for scientific breakthroughs or dimensional trade, these Chimera Ants would be an invaluable asset.
After all—
The average level of a Chimera Ant was around Level 40.
Some exceptional individuals could reach Levels 70 or 80.
And among humanity…
There were many with Nen abilities specializing in enslavement.
If this entire Chimera Ant colony could be captured and sold to dimensional traders—
The profits would be unimaginable.
This is why—
One should never let humanity grow too powerful.
Because once they do—
The world will truly understand…
The terror of ultimate evil.
Compared to wild beasts that kill to survive—
The hunger of human desire is endless, consuming everything in its path.
And soon—
The Dark Continent would learn that firsthand.
After putting down his cell phone and Rotom, Netero stopped paying attention to the Chimera Ants.
After all, they were nothing more than a group of fodder creatures with an average level of around 40. Even before the rise of dimensional trade, the Hunter Association could have easily dispatched a few elite members to eradicate them.
Not to mention the current, vastly strengthened Conqueror Army.
What truly concerned Netero at this moment was the terrifying beast that had devoured an entire mountain ridge.
Though it no longer posed any real threat to him…
Had he encountered it just a month ago, his only option would have been to flee.
Now, that was an opponent worth taking seriously.
Time passed swiftly.
In the blink of an eye, over a month had elapsed since the Conqueror Legion set foot on the Dark Continent.
With several powerful telepathic users working tirelessly day and night, the Chimera Ants were finally subjugated and enslaved by humans.
Among them was a young Chimera Ant Queen.
Now, they were classified and contained in specially constructed cages, crafted one after another by telekinesis nen users.
One had to admit—telekinesis in this world was exponentially more convenient than the Devil Fruit abilities of the Pirate World.
The power of "Nen" in this world shared many similarities with the "Enlightenment Energy" from the Reborn World. Both originated from the strength of the human heart and will.
Yet, unlike other power systems, Nen imposed intricate restrictions on its users.
It was precisely these restrictions that allowed Nen abilities to evolve in unique ways, shaped by their wielder's thoughts.
Take the same smoke-based ability, for example—
In the Pirate World, Smoker merely used smoke to enhance the agility of his attacks.
But within the Conqueror Legion, there was a squadron leader named Morel Mackernasey, who also wielded a smoke ability. Unlike Smoker, Morel could manipulate smoke to create a variety of constructs—clones, ropes, and even reinforced cages!
Such was the versatility of Nen.
Of course, this powerful ability had already been integrated into the system marketplace by Leo.
Now, Nen was rapidly spreading across multiple worlds.
"A total of 300,000 Chimera Ants, plus a Chimera Ant Queen... Total value: 60 million points. Would you like to redeem them now?"
Doflamingo glanced down at the Chimera Ants below—now injected with an unshakable loyalty to their master. A wide, uncontrollable grin spread across his face.
Only now did he fully grasp the overwhelming disparity between an A-level and an A+-level in the rating system of the Transdimensional Chamber of Commerce.
Just last time, he had managed to trade 160 million points. Now, in just over a month, he had raked in another 60 million!
High-level dimensional merchants received a reward equivalent to three times their transaction amount…
Which meant that, once the Chamber of Commerce approved the trade, he would receive another 180 million points!
What a terrifying method of accumulating wealth!
Doflamingo was well aware that much of this success was due to the unique nature of this world.
After all, not every world possessed such overwhelming combat capabilities while still teetering on the brink of destruction.
Had the treasures of the Dark Continent not been tempting enough, the top leaders of the human world would never have united so quickly to conduct a dimensional trade of this magnitude.
In the end, he had simply been lucky—he had seized the Hunter World jackpot.
Meanwhile, in the Pirate World—
Seeing another massive influx of points into his balance, Leo couldn't help but smile.
Of course, part of it was technically a temporary loan from Doflamingo, meaning he would have to pay it back in the future…
But for now, these additional 240 million points would help him further solidify the foundation of his new world.
As Leo reviewed the details of Doflamingo's latest transaction, a wave of nostalgia hit him.
At his level, his memories had been reinforced countless times.
Even if it was just a random passerby he had encountered on the street ten years ago, he could recall their face with absolute clarity whenever he wished.
Naturally, he was no stranger to the world Doflamingo currently resided in.
After all, it was the world of Hunter x Hunter.
And as for the Chimera Ants—Leo was more than familiar with them.
After all, they were the centerpiece of Hunter x Hunter's most breathtaking and intense arc.
First, the Chimera Ant Queen, escaping from an unknown crisis, fled the Dark Continent and, on the verge of death, drifted across the sea, eventually reaching human lands.
Then, by devouring the creatures of that land, she obtained various powerful genetic traits and passed them on to the soldier ants she birthed.
By sheer chance, the soldier ants, while out foraging, stumbled upon a human village.
Upon consuming the villagers, the Queen discovered something extraordinary—human genes contained not only intelligence but also immense power.
Through a fusion of human and animal DNA, she successfully created a new breed of Chimera Ants—ones with high intelligence and terrifying strength.
From that moment on, the Chimera Ants hunted humans to the brink of extinction.
Thus began a saga of violence, cruelty, and inhumane atrocities…
Even Chairman Netero, in his effort to destroy the newly born King of the Chimera Ants, had no choice but to detonate the Poor Man's Rose bomb hidden within his body. He sacrificed his life, taking the King down with him through lethal radiation.
However, in reality, all of this was merely a political maneuver orchestrated by the higher-ups of humanity.
Long before the Chimera Ants became a serious threat, certain influential figures had already taken notice of their existence.
And yet, they chose to turn a blind eye.
Why?
Because the region where the Chimera Ants first emerged was a war-torn, lawless land—an area devoid of governance or stability.
With the Chimera Ants wreaking havoc, those in power saw an opportunity. Rather than investing significant manpower and resources to conquer the Borderlands, they simply let the ants do the work for them.
When the dust settled, the once-chaotic land would be left without opposition, making it ripe for human control.
In the end, the failure of the Chimera Ants only served as further leverage. The country they had occupied was swiftly divided among neighboring nations like a prize to be claimed.
It's no surprise, then, that humanity in the Hunter World managed to carve out its place despite being surrounded by the monstrous threats of the Dark Continent.
After all, in a world filled with dangers, the greatest predators… were still humans.
Of course, none of this had anything to do with Leo.
The only reason he recalled the history of the Chimera Ants was because of one specific trait—
The Chimera Ant Queen's extraordinary reproductive ability.
Could she really pass down genetic traits from the organisms she consumed to her offspring?
If so…
That meant the Queen's ability functioned in a way similar to Devil Fruits, which altered a person's genetic structure to manifest supernatural abilities.
So then—
What if the Queen devoured an Esper?
Would she be able to produce an entire army of Esper-powered Chimera Ants?
Or, better yet—
Could she give birth to a Chimera Ant with multiple abilities?
Leo wasn't sure if this theory would hold up, but there was only one way to find out.
With a flick of his hand, he summoned a Devil Fruit out of thin air.
Then, with a single thought, he pulled a young Sea King—a several-meter-long aquatic beast—from the depths of the Windless Zone.
The confused creature barely had time to react before Leo shoved the Devil Fruit into its mouth.
This particular fruit was the Sickle-Sickle Fruit, a Paramecia-type ability Leo had copied at random.
Since this was an experiment, he deliberately retained the Devil Fruit's weaknesses—its aversion to seawater and the inability to consume a second fruit.
After all, the Chimera Ant Queen only selected and passed down useful genetic traits. Leo wanted to see if her ability was truly as miraculous as he theorized.
It didn't take long for the Sea King's body to react.
Despite its size, this particular Sea King resembled an ordinary fish—just significantly larger.
And now, after consuming the Sickle-Sickle Fruit…
Each time it flapped its fins, a series of razor-sharp slashes sliced through the air.
The ability had taken root.
Without hesitation, Leo immobilized the Sea King using his telekinesis, preventing it from unleashing any more attacks.
Then, with another wave of his hand, a towering Chimera Ant Queen—over two meters in length—suddenly appeared before him.
Thanks to the influence of a telepathic user, this Queen had been completely enslaved.
Only under such conditions would Chimera Ants be recognized by the system and converted into viable trade assets.
Leo had spent tens of thousands of points just to extract this Queen from the system.
As for the hundreds of thousands of other Chimera Ants?
He could only offer a silent apology—there was nothing he could do for them.
The Chimera Ant Queen, kneeling before him, sent out a telepathic signal of obedience.
"Master."
Leo didn't waste words. He simply pushed the immobilized Sea King toward her.
"Eat it."
"..."
The Queen hesitated for a brief moment, staring at the massive creature before her—ten times her own size.
But in the end, she obeyed.
Her razor-sharp mandibles bit into the flesh of the Sea King.
An hour passed.
The Sea King's massive body had completely disappeared into the Chimera Ant Queen's maw.
And with it, Leo witnessed firsthand the astonishing consumption ability of the Chimera Ants.
Of course, all of that energy wasn't merely stored within the Queen's body.
Instead, it was rapidly processed, restructured, and expelled in the form of massive cocoons.
At that moment, Leo was already surrounded by two hundred gigantic insect eggs.
According to the Queen, in just a few hours, the eggs would hatch, and the creatures inside would emerge fully grown.
But Leo had no patience to wait.
With a casual flick of his fingers, he expended some of his Origin power—instantly accelerating the incubation process.
Within seconds—
Crack!
Eggs shattered one after another.
What emerged was a swarm of creatures—hybrids of fish and ants, their bodies blending traits from both species.
Leo observed them closely.
"Only fish and ants, huh?"
"It seems the genetic pool of the previous generation wasn't inherited."
Understanding the reason, he immediately had the Queen issue a command to all the newborn ants.
In unison, the creatures raised their scythe-like arms toward the sky—
And then, they slashed.
Whoosh!
Two hundred flying slashes erupted into the air, piercing the heavens.
Leo's eyes gleamed with satisfaction, a smirk forming on his lips.
"It looks like the first residents of my new world… have arrived~"